One story dominates the front pages after a dramatic 24 hours in Russia. The Sunday Express claims the country is “on the brink” as it recaps an extraordinary day for Vladimir Putin. The paper carries a picture of the Princess of Wales, after Roger Federer challenged Catherine to a tennis match in a tweet
The entire Sunday Telegraph front page is dedicated to Russian mercenaries halting their advance on Moscow after agreeing a deal with Vladimir Putin. One correspondent reflects on the day Rostov-on-Don woke up to be on the front line of an historic moment in the Ukraine conflict
The Sun on Sunday previews an exclusive interview with Katie Price’s mother at the top of the paper, while the tabloid also focuses its main story on the armed rebellion in Russia being waged by Wagner Group mercenaries, as it brands Vladimir Putin as a “desperate” leader who is “clinging to power”
Vladimir Putin has been humiliated by the revolt in Russia, according to the front page headline in the Sunday Times, which describes the real danger of conflict in Russia. It notes Yevgeny Prigozhin has been exiled off to Belarus after the de-escalation deal
The Observer’s headline focuses on Yevgeny Prigozhin’s decision to end his Wagner fighters’ march on Moscow “to avoid bloodshed” on the streets of Russia. Comments from Moscow’s mayor urging people to stay at home also feature on the frontpage alongside an image of a tank in Rostov-on-Don
A striking image of armed men in Rostov-on-Don dominates the front page of the Mail on Sunday as it questions whether Vladimir Putin bribed Wagner’s leader to quit Russia after the rebellion
Pushed to the brink is the stark Sunday Mirror headline on the growing tensions between Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin
Dogs of War is the assertive headline on the Sunday People as it accompanies the text with images of Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin who struck a de-escalation deal after a day of revolt in Russia
The Daily Star quips in its main headline Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has “Putin the boot in” to Russian leader. The tabloid also claims the UK is going to bask in a heat wave and carries an exclusive interview with the husband of the late TV star and entertainer Paul O’Grady
All of the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers focus on the momentous and dramatic day in Russia as Wagner group mercenaries staged a rebellion in parts of the country. Some papers describe Vladimir Putin as being a president who is humiliated and his leadership has been left dented and damaged.
The Sun on Sunday says President Putin has been “pushed to the brink” before the Wagner mercenaries halted their march towards Moscow as the paper puts it at the “eleventh hour”.
Russians will now see Putin is someone far weaker, according to the Sunday Express which claims the leader “fled” Moscow as mercenaries approached the capital.
In the Sunday Telegraph British historian Robert Tombs believes while President Putin narrowly avoided a “1917 moment”, he is “gravely weakened”. But, writing in the paper he also has a warning for exiled Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin – adding “mutineers tend to end up dead”.
Image source, Reuters
A woman with a dog walks past a tank as fighters of Wagner private mercenary group are deployed in a Rostov-on-Don street near the headquarters of the Southern Military District
Prigozhin’s last-minute de-escalation deal with President Putin prevented “bloodshed” on the streets of Russia, according to the front page of the Observer. While the paper makes a note of remarkable comments from the Mayor of Moscow who urged citizens to stay indoors.
The Mail on Sunday asks whether the Kremlin “bribed” the leader of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to end the mutiny, as it cites UK security official sources.
But, in the Sunday edition of the Daily Star the tabloid claims both sides are “equally bonkers”.
Elsewhere, the Sunday Times quotes a former donor to Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil, who believes the groups are “not accomplishing anything”. The paper says Trevor Neilson – who’s a Californian entrepreneur – believes the movement has lost its way.
